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Question 1

Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful airplane flight in 1903
 
  A. took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and did not in fact take off by itself.
 
  B. did not in fact take off by itself.
 
  C. lasted just over one minute.
 
  D. All these answers are correct.
 
  E. took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Question 2

In the 1870s, the internal combustion engine was developed in
 
  A. Europe.
 
  B. the United States.
 
  C. Asia.
 
  D. Australia.
 
  E. Africa.

Question 3

The first significant oil production in the United States occurred in
 
  A. Texas.
 
  B. Pennsylvania.
 
  C. Michigan.
 
  D. California.
 
  E. Ohio.

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century, the needs of the American steel industry directly contributed to the further development of all of the following EXCEPT
 
  A. the oil industry.
 
  B. freighters on the Great Lakes.
 
  C. steam engine technology.
 
  D. the railroad industry.
 
  E. the automobile industry.

Question 5

In 1917, automobile production in the United States
 
  A. finally became feasible thanks to the innovations of Henry Ford.
 
  B. saw nearly five million cars on American roads.
 
  C. saw Charles and Frank Duryea build the first practical gasoline-powered car.
 
  D. was the nation's largest industry.
 
  E. was almost nonexistent.



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Answer 1

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